The macOS system must configure audit_control to mode 440 or less permissive.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
/etc/security/audit_control must be configured so that it is readable only by the root user and group wheel. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027,SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028,SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029,SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032,SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097,SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098,SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099
- ID
- SV-259475r958434_rule
- Version
- APPL-14-001130
- Severity
- Medium
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the macOS system with the audit_control to mode 440 with the following command:
/bin/chmod 440 /etc/security/audit_control